Name

Sir William le Scrope

Biography

Purchased the lordship of Mann from the Montacute family in 1392. The deed included 'the title of King, and the right of being crowned with a golden crown.' Le Scrope was inaugurated at Tynwald in the old form, and his brother Stephen was proclaimed heir-apparent in the tanist tradition. He was the last lord of Mann to be crowned with gold. Le Scrope backed the wrong side when Henry IV seized the throne and lost his head for it, whereupon the lordship was granted to Sir John Stanley.

Active Period

d. 1399

Also Known As

Earl of Wiltshire

Place

Isle of Man

England

Period

Pre-Stanley

Role / Office

Lord of Mann

King of Mann

Book Chapter

Chapter 2

Chapter 3